Blizzard in East Paralyzes New York Streets and Rails
A severe blizzard hits New York and Atlantic shores bringing nine inches of snow. Traffic halts, trolley lines fail, and many suffer cold exposure with several deaths reported. The Pennsylvania Railroad conductor killed, and New York City rail costs exceed $100,000. 5000 workers clear streets, rising to 10000 tomorrow.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Congressional
New York City Railway Company
New England
Middle Atlantic
New York City
Awful Cost of Victory At Chefoo Fortress Surrender
Russian records carried from a torpedo boat chest detail General Stoessel's siege of Port Arthur. Army size 35 000 with 11 000 killed 16 000 wounded or sick 8 000 in forts, 2 000 unable to fight. Russians estimate Japan spent 100 million dollars on the fortress fall.
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Chefoo
Arthur
Japan
Port Arthur Survivors Sought as Grief Strikes Admiralty
Crowds gather at the admiralty and war office in St Petersburg seeking lists of Port Arthur garrison survivors. Reports say Russian law would court martial a fortress commander who surrenders, but the emperor may drop the formal trial for General Stoesse.
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St. Petersburg
Admiralty
War Office
Port Arthur
Paris Sees Mediation With Russia and Japan Impossible
The Temps and the foreign office in Paris both reject mediation as impracticable. Russia will not consider any mediation while its self esteem is wounded and before deploying its strongest force under General Kuropatkin.
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Paris
Russia
Japan
Kuropatkin
Foreign Office
International Salmon Commission proposal eyed for Pacific fisheries
Victoria British Columbia reports the Dominion government plans to seek appointment of an international commission to study Pacific coast fisheries. The aim is joint regulations to preserve fisheries, especially the eel and salmon stocks.
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International Salmon Commission
Victoria
B. C
Jan
International Commission
Pacific
Ealmon
Ports, Dalles to Celilo canal aid eyed in limited river bill
Washington reports the river and harbor committee favors funding only large state or municipal projects. Representative Williamson cites Portland's 1.698 million in channel improvements and Oregon's 165000 for a portage road, plus 100000 for canal land. A small bill may cover the mouth of the Columbia and the Dalles Celilo canal with possible Oregon City locks if state shares costs.
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Washington
River and Harbor Committee
Williamson
Burton
Portland
State of
Oregon
Dalles
Celilo
Columbia
White House
Barton
Treasury
Columbia River
Dalles-Celilo Canal
Oregon City
Congress
North Pacific
Ambitious Oregon irrigation projects eyed for summer start
Washington reports plans from Senator Fulton and officials to begin construction this summer on two major Oregon irrigation works, the Klamath Basin project and the Malheur river project, with costs of about 5 million and 2 million dollars respectively. Key obstacles include water use rights requiring congressional action.
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Washington
Fulton
F. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
J. B. Lippencott
Henry N. Savage
Oregon
Klamath Basin
Malheurtriver
Klamath
Tule
Klamath Lake
Congress
Bard
California
Bishop Spaulding Hall Paralyzed Amid Prayer Observance
Bishop John L. Spaulding remained largely speechless after a paralytic attack. He has partial use of his vocal organs, with total left side paralysis. Prayers will be said at St Mary's Cathedral with high mass. many telegrams, including President Roosevelt, poured in from across the country.
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Spalding Hall
Peoria
Ill
John L. Spaulding
St. Mary’s Cathedral
United States
Roosevelt
Decrease in Anthracite Output in Pennsylvania 1904
The total anthracite production in Pennsylvania for 1904 was about two million tons less than 1903. The year 1904 yielded 57,492,522 tons, down from 59,362,831 tons in the previous year.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Goldendale Steamer Schedule Weights Train Connections
Rerun details routes from Wallen sot to Goldendale and Lyle to Portland with 7 am and 5:15 pm trains. The Dalles steamer arrives 6:30 pm and leaves daily except Sunday at 7:00 am. Portland connections via Goldendale at 6:15 am and 6:00 pm. Meals, wagon accommodations, and berth connections offered. Wire 8 McDonald, Portland agent, for details.
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Yaquina
Albany
Corvall
Alban
Detroit
Breitenbusht Springs
Portland
Corvallis
Edwin Stone
Thos. Cockrell
H.H. Cronise
Rere Ee Goldendale
Ckit
McDonald
Portland, Or
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Kansas City
Maple Leaf
Kan
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Newberg
And
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Portiena
Amatve Portland Obs
Vis Huntington
Atlantic
Huntington
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Denver
Orth
Omaha
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Astoria
Way Points
North Beach
Delly Kongens
Willamette
Oo An
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Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co
Porta and
Trave MaRns
Coprrieuts &c
Sonn
Rough Mann
Scientific American
All Newsdealers
Munn & Co
Oneway
Dalles All Way
Metlako
Lyle, Wash
Columbia River & Northern Railway
Berens Anal
C. Unger
le St
Champaign
Itl
Diane
Eek Lees Weness
Caldwell & Company
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